Benjamin mabseall glovek



Feb- 3, 1931 B. M. GLOVER TEXTILE MANUFACTURE `BY SEWING Filed March 29.

Patented Feb. 3, 1931 massa Nr omer;

BENJAMIN MARSHALL GnovER, or Montier, NEAR LEEns; ENGLANDA TEXTILE MANUFACTRE BY SEWING Application filed March 2.9,' 19278, Serial No. 265,820, and in Great Britain april 5, 192.7.l

This invention relates to the manufacture of textile materials, the chief object being to dispense with the usual carding, spinning and weaving operations and substitute 'there for a sewing process whereby cheaper material may be produced. According to the invention, a. sliver or Y fleece of'libres, is passed through a sewingv machine adapted to sew thesliver lengthwise only with series of longitudinal rows of stitches whereby the material is firmly held together in the form of cloth,no transverse stitching or transverse locking threads loe-V ing incorporated. After the sewing operation the strip of cloth so formed may be subjected to a felting or` milling operation n material being manufactured, and the weight of the cloth may be regulated by varying thetliickness of the lap as it leaves the scribbler, while the width ofthe cloth may also be regulated at this point.

To produce astriped effect, colored sewing material may be used at appropriate inn tervals. Y

Referring to the drawings in which is dis- 0 closed a preferred embodiment of the invention, c Figure l is a detail plan view ofthe fleece as it issues machine.

V Figure 2 is a detail plan view of'-v the fleece after being sewed longitudinally.

Figure 3 is a detail .plan view of the cloth in its nal form. l Figure l is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 4.-4 of Figur'evl.

from an intermediate feeding' Figure is asectional View taken substantially along the line 5 5 of Figure 2. Y

Figure is a sectional View ktaken substantiallyalcngthe line @-6 of Figuref Referring to the drawing in which lik numerals vindicate like parts, in the several views, and more particularly Figure l, l0 denotes the fleece of wool or like material as it issues from an intermediate feeding machineV such as a Blamire feed (see textbook entitled SpinningWoollen and Vforsted by Walter S. Eright McLaieii,published by Cassell & Co., 1889, London, England) The material l0 is then stitched longitudinally by the threads ll (Fig. 9J) preferablyin a vmultineedle sewing machine, in order that the longitudinal rows of stitches will ybe suffciently close together to Vinsure the libres V.forming a compact and tenacious wholethat cannot be easily separated.

After the sewing operation, the Vstrip of cloth thus formed is subjected to felting operation, that causes the fibres of wool to' interlock and be firmly joined together. As is well known in the art, felting is due to the wavy, curly nature of the wool which tends to vmake it twist around anything it catches. rlhe serrated edges of the fibre fit-into each other and .interlock due tothe pressure exerted by heavy weights usually employed in the felting process, so that the cloth or material which formerly appeared to be made of separate threads, after the felting appears to be one solid mass. As a result of the felting operation the outer surfaces l2 and 13 of the material (Fig. 6) are caused to cover-or Vconceal the stitching l'l so that the cloth inl its final form has a smooth and well finished'appearance. Moreover, the finished cloth' exhibits considerable strength both longitudinally Vand transversely despite the vabsence of any transverse stitching orfloclr-V ing threads, thus 'providing a very strong and durable pieceof materialV capable of withstanding the wear to which material of this kind is usually subjected.

.It is to be understood that the'forni of in` vention herewith shown and described is v merely illustrative ofxa preferred embodiinentand that such changes may be mede,

l'Cil Y therein es fall Within thepurview of one skilled in the art and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim A 1. The method of making textile material Which comprises stitching a. iieece to form a series of rows of stitches and then subjecting the material to a felting operation, so'that the cloth formed is closely intertwined and the stitches are covered by the adj acent iieece.

2. A new article of manufacture compris'- ing a cloth of textile material having a. fleece foundation of feltable fibres and provided with closely spaced rows of longitudinal stitches, the fibres being interlocked and firmly joined together to provide a compact and tenacious Whole, and the stitches being covered by adjacent fleece. u Y

BENJAMIN MARSHALL GLOVER 

